Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-05

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, car ninsa. car professions ana car haa-
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ffom 81 TIE e01ntries Of EuroDe arr
landing IN this coantFy, and Ia - ID
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9oveRnmsnt bas offered them sverV u.
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IS resources inethanHlibIa. ifs tsrriaory
z offensive. and its lands are ehean.
Canada and British Colnmhia can oHeE
% 6ese emi9fGuta egaFythina AneTsaa
ean o4eR, except unatintsd freedom,
Gfili tesy will not stay, thsy will not b
e0nteut until th4y have aroaaDd ana 6k
L1wrenee snd 8trnighas AZ Fuan into
TIE Unieed States. Their nnaurs nugsllE
81 TIE mention Of kings and kingdoms.
End hence they instInstively a. 70 our
shores. Eysn II cur lands weFs barred,
and eur SHORES we're bleak, sill TIE
magic Wefd Of LAberty woul6 aafher 70
ns The oppres8ed Of all the earth. MAN.
| Of as have this land az q bir7hFirhl.
others By sdoptio1. and hoH i5tfls %
se soneti0es appreciate our fortune
Bat
"Bfestbss there . man With soul 20
dad,
who never 10 himself ham said-
This Ia ny 0wn,-my nalisa lanGS
Ihe Declaration Of indepandsnce vas
the dsadliest indictment tyrrany evaF
got, and the Rrandost oda liberty ever
Feoeivod. Who IL not inspired by these
words Of that great indictmenif "We
bold these truths 90 be self-evident 4
that oil men are created equal: that
they are endowed By their Creator With
certain inalienAble riRhta-thAt among
these ars life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness" These are golden words
for us,-she RFandest ever psnnsd BY
man for mans good.
"None have had 3 nObIeF ancestry or
gFander patriots than cur revolutionary
fathers. IL there ever was q people that
bad cause TO feel broader than another,
u is The people Of this great repablfe.
We may we'll veneFate the wisdom
and pradenee Of our ancestors, Who "a
framing the declaration Of indeDend-
ence and the articles Of our constitu-
ton, wisely provided for ne and all the
generations 70 follow. Have We not in
hsrited the proud spirit Of these patFi
0ea, ineomuoh that In our day, when we
zee citizen devoting himself TO the ser.
viee Of his country with shat patriotic
spirit that characterized our fathers,
our affections are aroused, our lips send
forth his praise, and the whole people
delight 20 honor him.
How dear 30 our memory is the name
OF Abraham Lincoln; Il fills our souls
With patriotism and pride. he made
himself many times Immortal. IL vas
bis will that this nation be dedicated 10
liberty forever and forever.
In very short time We will be sue
seeded by our children, already press
Ing upon our heels and eFoRding as
along. Let % be able and ready 10
pass over 70 them q prosperous, happy
and united country. and let rs teach our
children 10 love aud honor our common
country, and 10 their turn pass Il over
animpaired 10 their childrea.
10 has been we'll said thai Athis land |
vas veiied from the aRaa-from the an
oient world, bat revealed In the fulness
Of time to our fathers, and Ia It's great.
ness and purity passed 10 ue-a land of
vast extent, Of towering mountains aud |
kAANAA-H
and Of unteld treasures.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Kinnear's
remarks, which we're well received, fol- |
lowed music by the band, and prayer
By the Rev. George Herbert Watson. |
Nj. James MoElroy then read the Dec
laration Of Independence. and be vas
followed by Mrs. J. GiddinRs. who read
Q patriotic poem, entitled when This
Old Flag Was New" from which We
quste the following stanzas:
and westward, westward still,
They pushed the forests back;
And where they went the dag
Did follow on their track:
For only whore Il saved,
When near the Indian drew,
Was man or woman safe,
When this old hig vas new.
Its stripes Of FinnR day,
Its clustering stars Of night,
They saw them burn afaF,
And blessed their glowing light;
For 10 as years vent by,
Within its sky Of blue,
Star after star arose,
When this old hag was new"
Tue Grafton vas next delivered by J. |
+. Ronald, who spoke extempsrAneously |
and With good eject. We append q |
synopsis Of the oFAtion.
GRAFTON on =. 7. RONALD.
The Declaration Of Independence just
read IL q wonderful document. and 10 is |
sad fact that but few Americans az |
the present day realiza the grandeur OF /
iia principles OF understand and appre /
osAts the great elashinR circumstances
that gave birth and force 10 the pFinei
pies Of that terrible indictment All /
around the world today cannon are
pouring forth their salntes 70 the Starr 1
and Stripes, while from every masthead /
IN every port ofimportanoe on the globe
its nndulating folds are FeverbsraRs
With the strains OF martial bands, 10
the tunes Of "1'he star SpAngled Ban
nsrf and yankee Doodle" Truly a
great nati9a celebrates this day, and
yet q nation planted by 10 dynasty. aud
eostered bF no polite hand Her pEin.
eiples are the elimination Of the germs
and vital faFoe born Ia che classic lands
Of Greece and Rome, aud transmitted
down thrungh tie DaHk Ages, ever and4
amen asserting themselves and famed
into 9 hAme TO be ever turned by force
Of circumstances. Why is IL that this
meant war; IL there any
principle asserted IN that declaration
that could be Withheld b. one nation
from anothsFl This declaration meant
separation Of parent and offspring. The
men In that immortal convention loved |
the old country. Az her call they bad
Oft rallied beneath Der banner aud
marched forth 10 fight her battles. Fer
Der sake they had borne upjdst disoFi-
limitations without a murmur. For her
honor they poured forth the blood Of the
bFayest and best This declaration
meant 3 separation from her forever.
Peopled. a. our country Vas, by q race
who for conscience sake fors0ok the
gieasures and endeAFments OF their ma
live land 10 settle IN bowling wilder
ness, exposed 20 starvation without and
he frearheFoas savage within. they be-
came Injured 30 hardships and danger.
While indestry aad vigilance became
hereditary Qualities Of their character;
isolated from the power snd assistance
Of their mother country, they early
learned the lesson Of mutual depend-
snee and union. Settled Ia the heart Of
= continent untrammeled By feadal re-
ssFicsions and accustomed 30 q free ex-
rEessioa Of opinion. their acts became
- free - their words; while andet